Monaro 6.0 water leak

[The Terminator]

I cant remember but on my last Monaro i had a water leak and it was just coming out of the rad cap so new cap and sorted. But my car today (different car)is leaking from the passanger side front , couldnt look properly as it was going dark . Could this still be a bad cap issue ?
Cheers
Paul

[VinceM]

When I had this it was the radiator albeit mines an 04 LS1

[The Terminator]

Hope not !! mine is a 05 6.0 vxr

[ARAF]

The Terminator said:

Hope not !! mine is a 05 6.0 vxr

I know it's an expense that nobody wants, but 10 years isn't bad for a radiator.

[preciousmetal]

As Ian says. Likely to be a radiator on 10 yr old monaro if it's leaking on N'S. Have done a few in last couple of yrs

[Major Monaro]

Plastic radiator shoulders maybe? Mine is a 6.0 litre too. when I had the same problem, a tattoo boy and James advised me and spotted what was a rad failure , new rad in and another 4 year passed still going

[The Terminator]

Getting it looked at tomorrow am , if its the rad is it the stealers or fish ?

[Janosh]

Yeap, likely to be a new rad unfortunately. I got a new one from the fish a few weeks ago, easy job

[ARAF]

The Terminator said:

Getting it looked at tomorrow am , if its the rad is it the stealers or fish ?

Fish is just over £300, or you could try a rad company.

[Glyn84]

Don't make the mistake I made in getting a cheap rad from America which only lasted 18 months, the quality of the ones the Fish sells is worth the extra. It's one of those parts you don't want to scrimp on because of the headaches they cause when they go.

[SturdyHSV]

Glyn84 said:

Don't make the mistake I made in getting a cheap rad from America which only lasted 18 months, the quality of the ones the Fish sells is worth the extra. It's one of those parts you don't want to scrimp on because of the headaches they cause when they go.

Was that one of the Mishimoto ones?

[The Terminator]

Good news !! its just the cap the seals are done in it. When its getting hot the water pushes out of the overflow and comes out of the n/s . Ordered from fish today should be on the car tomorrow.
Thanks for the help guys.

[ARAF]

The Terminator said:

Good news !! its just the cap the seals are done in it. When its getting hot the water pushes out of the overflow and comes out of the n/s . Ordered from fish today should be on the car tomorrow.
Thanks for the help guys.

Result.

[Glyn84]

SturdyHSV said:

Was that one of the Mishimoto ones?

It was a search eBay for "Pontiac GTO radiator" and make a choice radiator. I did look at the Mishimoto ones before ordering from Monkfish but read a lot of stories about them failing quite early on.

[The Terminator]

New cap arrived, thanks to the guys at Fish for a quick turnaround.
Had the car fully warmed up a few times , no sign of any leaks checked the level spot on.
I am a happy camper today.